Appearance
L. eurypilus Frr. Much smaller than the preceding forms, very similar to ''argus'', but male not blue above but dark brown like the female, bearing often also like this sex red-yellow marginal spots in the anal area of the hindwing . — Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Turkestan and North Persia, on rocky slopes, from May till July. Larva probably on ''Astragalus echinus'', as the butterfly is especially plentiful where this plant grows.Naming
*''K. e. eurypilus'' Asia Minor, Transcaucasia, West Iran⤷ ''K. e. euaemon'' Lebanon
⤷ ''K. e. iranica''
⤷ ''K. e. pelopides'' van der Poorten, 1984 South Greece
⤷ ''K. e. khorasanus'' ten Hagen, 2013
⤷ ''K. e. afgnaniensis'' ten Hagen, 2013
⤷ ''K. e. kuhpayensis'' ten Hagen, 2013
Behavior
The larva feeds on ''Astracantha arnacanthoides'', ''A. rumelica'', ''A. gummifera'', ''A. aurea'', ''A. caucasica'' and is associated with the ant ''Camponotus kiesenwetteri''.References:
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